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ArticleDermatology practical & conceptual2023

The Role of Ischemia-modified Albumin and Ischemia-Modified Albumin to Albumin Ratios in Patients with Alopecia Areata.

Efsun Tanacan, Aynure Oztekin, Unsal Savcı, Engin Senel, Coskun Oztekin, Salim Neselioglu, Ozcan Erel

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  3. Oxidative stress and alopecia areata.Frontiers in medicine · 2023
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Efsun TanacanDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, Ufuk University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Aynure OztekinDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, Hitit University Faculty of Medicine Çorum, Turkey.
Unsal SavcıDepartment of Microbiology, Hitit University Faculty of Medicine, Çorum, Turkey.
Engin SenelDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, Hitit University Faculty of Medicine Çorum, Turkey.
Coskun OztekinDepartment of Family Medicine, Hitit University Faculty of Medicine, Çorum, Turkey.
Salim NeseliogluDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozcan ErelDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey.

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objectiveTo investigate the role of ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) and IMA/albumin levels in patients with AA.

methodsThe present prospective crossectional study includes patients ≥18 who were admitted to the Dermatology and Venerology Department of Hitit University Hospital between April 1, 2021, and September 30, 2021. 70 patients participated in the study (n=34 for the study group and n=36 for the control group). Demographic features, clinical characteristics, IMA, and IMA/albumin levels were compared between the groups. The study group was divided into subgroups based on the number of patches, disease duration, and the number of disease attacks. IMA and IMA/albumin levels were compared between each subgroup.

resultsThe study and control groups were similar with regard to demographic features and clinical characteristics. Significant differences were observed between the mean IMA and IMA/albumin ratio (p=0.004 and 0.012, respectively). The study subgroups were comparable in the number of patches, disease duration, and number of disease attacks.

conclusionAlthough oxidative stress is an important component in the etiology of AA, IMA and IMA/albumin may not be useful in the prediction of disease severity in patients with AA.

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